Daily Republican., 1887-04-06
FIVE NEGROES LyNohED.

n Uapd OF Murderers Who Were
poupd Together for Piuoder-They !
Ayreed to XIII All VINO Caught Them .
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| COLUMBIA. 8. @, April 8 5-Bivei
men we're taken from prison ~ YORK
ala and lyBched at an early hour this
,nornine. ON the 30;h OF November
last a little white boy, IL years OF age, |
named John Lee Good, was found mur-
| dered in = cotton field In York County
lhelop qips to his fathers q wealthy farmer
\ named William 4 Good. The skull OF
I,he boy had been crashed, his mouth
lmashed in nnd his body beaten into q
iellv. Il WAS la,e In the evening when
lbe was found, AMI indicstions pointed
tto n hand O, negroes who were Buspect'
lsa of stealing cotton. Dan Roberts,
IMose L!pscamb aud Bailey Dowdy
ere arrested and lodged In jail.
Th.se negroes afterwards onfessed
8 the crime OF killing young Good, and
| limplicated 3 number OF other oolorec
o men. Twenty odd negroes were ar
v rested and q preliminary examination
was held. at this examination II was
lhrouoht out In the testimony that In
oiYork County there WAS an organization
of about fly negroes who were sworn
by each other for plunder, resist arrest
3 and kill any one who should inform on
h Them. Their society WAS called "The
ie( Rising Star Lodge
iel MURDER TO PREVENT EXPOSURE,
VI Daring the past few years severa
ytwhits men bad been mys.erion nsly mur
IL !dered, and 1t was all explained wber
at.this orean!z alton was discovered. Sew
..leral of tbs prisoners gave accounts o
O. lhow they had attempted TO assassinat
n' white men. One Of the mottoes OF tn
Hodge was to kill all who caught then
Istenlinz, All Of the prisoners were re
llsased, with the exception OF elk rine
t.eAdtrs An old mulatto nam ed Gtle
IGood was the chief OF the gang Abou
, 1.-The mldc le OF Decsmbo an attempt wa
jmade TO lynch these men, but the mil
lila was called out 70 project them an
lthey were conveyed by guard throua
1.-The woods for many miles and the
brought by rail to Cjlumbie.
The Court OF General Sessions col
yened 10 Yorkville yesterday, and
Saturday she prisoners were take a re
, 1.-The ;ail to stand their tris. IL vi
lsIsuppoeed that no attempt would
, made to harm the prisoners and Ii
IL 1.-The law would be allowed TO tske
course. Yesterday, however, M w
= 4
VI hoy, was committed 10 the insa
,(asylum, having become o raving lunat
DliMrs Good, the rnother OF the victim,
rapidly losing her mind, ri! from I
n effects OF TIA brdtal murder OF th'
boy. a happy, prosperous family h
i Thus been wrecked. This had the Ell
"a lof rousipg the anger OF tho friends
1.-The stricken parents, and this motGl
10 lot 4 O'clock, IBt AS the tnoOn SANK
hind the dis;ant mountains, y band
N, lsevenfy horse men, armed bat !
masked, rode silently into the sleep!
wv town.
y TAKEN FROM JAIL AND LYNCHED
,c They vent AZ once to the jail and
=, manded the keys. The sheriff refGs
ilHali dozen men, with sxes, II
luIsprang to the iron doors ond Ia a {
minutes fected an entrance. The IN
lS doors we're next dashed down and Il
the grating 70 the cslls gave way. 4
,ctIof the prisoners wers elz4d-GI
@oo lGood, Dan Roberts, Miles Lipscor
Bailey Dowdy and Pind Thomps
IS. The sixth man was considered innoc
- n land was no. mo ested. They W
ID lqulckly tied ard bound upon the ba
Of horses. The party mounted snd
the first time gave yell, Cred vol
tpuL lutiE NURSES W sEc Iuu tuu IHS
IL lous of the town.
GA The mad run was kept up for N
whel dark wood was reached. II
AT iths mob halted. Nooses were
around the negroes neck, and the OF
tnItnjs OF tho ropes passed over limb
w trees. Tie horses we're sudde
Whipped up, FIVE mens.unE in the
Ia volley was 6ied into them, an3
Iynehers rode away. None of
J IL lynchiDg party were recognized,
negroes prayed aud begged for me-
1s 5Gas1 os Gt the he. Y1saGe s2saS ,s court
an. WAS useless to investigate the case;
- the Eigehsld lynohing case, it b,
impossible 10 punish. AS matte
lui lswlestnsss aud q reflection against
State it is IL uch regretted.